KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 4 -- The Sabah state assembly is widely expected to be dissolved next week, with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor likely to make the announcement on Monday, The Star reported.

According to the English daily, state ministers had bid farewell to each other and taken photographs after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, with many anticipating the dissolution to be announced the following day.

However, speculation is that the exit of Sabah STAR, led by Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, and the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) from the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition may have delayed the move.

A senior political source told The Starthat Hajiji, who leads the GRS-Pakatan Harapan state government, had already s...